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Invoke-BatchArray.ps1
19 Sep 2025Description
Purpose
Takes an array and breaks down into an array of arrays by a supplied batch size
Detailed Description
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Usage
Example 1
Invoke-BatchArray -Arr @(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) -BatchSize 5 | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
Notes
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Script
function Invoke-BatchArray {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Takes an array and breaks down into an array of arrays by a supplied batch size
.EXAMPLE
Invoke-BatchArray -Arr @(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) -BatchSize 5 | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
#>
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline = $true, HelpMessage = "Array to be batched.")]
[object[]]$Arr,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false, HelpMessage = "Number of objects in each batch.")]
[int]$BatchSize = 5
)
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $Arr.Count; $i += $BatchSize) {
, ($Arr | Select-Object -Skip $i -First $BatchSize)
}
}
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